: India’s electric vehicle revolution is in dire need of charging stations #IndiaNEWS India’s electric revolution is in dire need of more power.Estimates by Grant Thornton Bharat and the Federation

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India’s electric vehicle revolution is in dire need of charging stations #IndiaNEWS
India’s electric revolution is in dire need of more power.Estimates by Grant Thornton Bharat and the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry suggest India will need more than 4,00,000 charging stations for the 20 lakh-plus electric vehicles that could be on its roads by 2026. As of December 16, there were only 1,028 public electric vehicle chargers installed throughout the country, energy minister RK Singh wrote in response to a Lok Sabha question.But there are thousands more planned, installed by governments and private companies.Government’s plansThe government is making space to scale up. In 2019, it ordered all gas stations to install a supply of at least one new-generation fuel, such as compressed natural gas, biofuels, liquefied natural gas and electric vehicle charging points.In March, the government directed all commercial and institutional buildings – shopping malls, hospitals, hotels, offices, educational institutions and movie theatres – with a parking capacity of more than 100 vehicles to set aside 5% of their parking spaces for EV charging.The national highways authority is adding a charging station for every 40 km-60 km of national highways. India’s largest government-run oil firm is setting up 10,000 EV chargers in the next three years. Specific states like Karnataka are dedicating budget and resources to set up chargers as well.Private sectorMeanwhile, the private sector is stepping up to the challenge,...Read more

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